document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=922715>Question 922715</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let P(x) = (6x – 5)(x + 4)(5x – 2)(x + 8).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a) What is the degree of P(x)?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b) List the exact coordinates of the points which are the<BR>\n" );
document.write( " x-intercepts of the graph of P(x).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c) Name the exact coordinates of the point which is the y-intercept<BR>\n" );
document.write( " of the graph of P(x).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d) Solve P(x) = 0.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "e) Write P(x) in the form P(x) = an(x – x1)(x – x2)&#8729;&#8729;&#8729;(x – xn) where<BR>\n" );
document.write( " an is the leading coefficient of P(x) and x1 , ..., xn are the zeros<BR>\n" );
document.write( " of P(x)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #559718 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><B>Fombitz(32388)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Fombitz><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=559718\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c) When <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d)Same as b).<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So then,<BR>\n" );
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